Dec 11 Julian Edwards, American composer, born in Manchester, England (d. 1910) Dec 23 Alan Gray, British composer (Trinity College), born in York, England (d. 1935) Dec 26 Arnold Mendelssohn, German composer, born in Ratibor, Province of Silesia (now Poland) (d. 1933) Nov 1855 Birthdays in Music by Year Jan 1856 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers